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Personal |
- Date of Birth: 29 May 1954
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Positions last held in government |
- Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa since 11 May 2009.
- Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) since 1996.
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Academic Qualifications |
- Completed Matric at Collegiate High School in Port Elizabeth (1971).
- Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Cape Town (1976).
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Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities |
- Coordinator for the Black Sash Advice Office in Cape Town (1988 - 1991).
- Participant in Mont Fleur Scenario Planning Exercise (1991 - 1993).
- Executive Assistant for the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (1993 - 1995).
- Member of the Board of Directors of UMAC (Non-Governmental Organisation working in Western and Eastern Cape) (1992 - 2002).
- Trustee, South African Wine Industries Trust (1999 - 2001).
- Parliamentary Counsellor to the President (2001 - 2004).
- The ANC Whip (1999 - 2000).
- Served as member of the following committees, Portfolio Committee on Finance, Communication and Environment and Tourism; and Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa (29 April 2004 - 10 May 2009).
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| Source: Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
